The next-generation PHP IDE designed to create high quality PHP apps while boosting developers’ productivity. It is the only PHP IDE that combines mobile development with PHP and includes a sample mobile application with source code.

The Fastest Path to PHP 7, Docker Management and Optimized User Experience The latest release includes support for PHP 7 with PHP 7 Express migration assistant, support for Docker and Git Flow, upgraded editor and debugging experience, and other performance and quality improvements. PHP 7 Support Zend Studio 13 ships with the most complete PHP 7 support to date. It provides support for the newest scripting concepts in PHP 7, such as Return Type Declarations, Anonymous Classes, the Spaceship Operator, Group Use Declarations, Scalar Type Hints, and more.

PHP 7 Express The new built-in migration tool assistant makes the transition to PHP 7 easier and faster. This new tool scans existing projects for compatibility issues such as - removed and deprecated usages, or new reserved words in PHP 7. It points developers to the exact line of code where the issue is located and suggests quick fixes.

Docker Support Zend Studio 13 includes new Docker tooling that supports the management of Docker Images and Containers. It integrates with existing PHP tooling which allows running, testing and debugging PHP applications on Docker Containers with a PHP stack.

Git Flow Support Zend Studio 13 comes with the latest and greatest EGit 4.0 tooling. One of the highlights in this new version is the support for the Git Flow branching model which is pretty commonly used among PHP developers.

Installation as an Eclipse Plugin This new version of Zend Studio is based on the latest version of Eclipse - Mars 4.5.1 . Developers already using Eclipse as a development platform will welcome the addition of a dedicated Zend Studio 13 plugin that can be installed directly from within their development environment.